Meet Michelle, Portland's Eighth Project Runway Contestant
There was a time, not quite so long ago, when I would become... concerned each time a Portland apparel designer chose to participate on Project Runway. No more. When I found out that Michelle Lesniak...
View ArticleHey Saggy Britches! I'll See You... IN JAIL!
In this video from the Black Mental Health Alliance of Massachusetts, a "cop" warns the youth of today that if they wear their pants "hip hop style"(which apparently is droopy with underpants showing)...
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
The first few episodes of a new Project Runway season are always a blurry and crowded. There are the contestants who stand out to you right away (in good and bad ways) and there are a whole lotta "meh"...
View ArticleAl Roker Pickled in Poler
If you are watching Girls you may remember how Elijah called Hannah a "sad, limp little glowworm" for donning a sleeping bag with arm holes last Sunday. But did you know that her glowworm outfit is a...
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OMFG Co. x Bridge & Burn
It's always heartening to see people working in different areas of design in Portland join forces, and there seems to be some promise in the air of that happening with increasing frequency thanks to...
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Victory
Blink and you missed it, but earlier this year a little shop called Victory opened on the back side, up the stairs in the 811 E Burnside building. Now they're moving out to a more visible spot next to...
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Musical Chairs at the Black Box
Alas, you can't win them, and when the Portland location of Seattle men's clothing stalwart Blackbird quietly closed its doors at the end of December, it chipped away at what has been a recent (and...
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A Preview of A Permanent Bridge & Burn
Another point in favor of the downtown "West End" retail district: Bridge & Burn has been plotting the opening of their own physical shop space for months now, poised to announce that they're...
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
Well that was kind of a snoozer. On last night's episode of Project Runway the losing team (a sinking ship that, unfortunately, Portland contestant Michelle Lesniak Franklin is on) had to limp into the...
View ArticleBeyonce Releases Tour Promo, Is Too Good for Pacific Northwest
Since she's got your attention at the moment anyway, Beyonce just released a promo video for this summer's Mrs. Carter World Tour, not scheduled to come any closer to us than San Jose, CA. Which sucks,...
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A 100% Scientific Graph of What You Are Wearing
As part of a giant marketing campaign on behalf of cotton (which everybody already likes), the cotton people scoured the entire country, documenting street styles that included cotton (99% of street...
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The Malt Ball on Portland's Pretty
Perhaps I'm unfairly stereotyping here, but normally a beer event wouldn't inspire me with the potential for street-style photos. But, the Mercury's Malt Ball on Saturday, which combined a crap-ton of...
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The Unmentionable Panty Show Is Nigh
Tonight marks the last of Portland's impressive streak of lingerie shows with Unmentionable, a runway show featuring a slew of locally designed knickers (R.A.W., Make It Good) plus retail headliner...
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
I am trying soooo hard to enjoy this season of Project Runway. I didn't for once go into it with a chip on my shoulder or a wag in my finger. I was honestly looking forward to just kicking back and...
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Unmentionable in Review
FYI: My photo-heavy blog review of Thursday's awesome Unmentionable lingerie show is now up for your reading/viewing pleasure on MOD, and you probably want to come have a look-see.[ Subscribe to the...
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Julia Barbee: What Are We Looking At?
Most of the time when I talk about Julia Barbee it's in the context of fashion design. Her apparel and accessories helped to define Portland's independent design scene during the Seaplane heyday, and...
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R.A.W. S/S '13
Although Rio Wrenn's lingerie/lounge line R.A.W. Textiles was part of the Unmentionable show I reviewed yesterday, it was only an excerpt of the new spring/summer 2013 line, which borrows a page from...
View ArticleMr. T's Fashion Lesson
The big fall fashion weeks are now underway (you can obsessively track just about every look that hits the runways here), but as Mr. T reminds us in this instructional video from 1984, you shouldn't...
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Natural Born Elegance: The Jackets
Back in October, I first caught wind of Natural Born Elegance, a Portland-headquartered menswear company with deep roots in Italy. At the time they were solely focused on neckwear, but they recently...
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Project Runway Wrap Up!
Finally! Last night's Project Runway was the first good episode of the season, with an old school unconventional materials challenge, Portland contestant Michelle Lesniak Franklin getting more face...
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